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NewsShameless bag Prix Italia
Shameless , Channel 4's comedy drama about a dysfunctional Manchester family, has been named best drama series at the prestigious Prix Italia awards, while the BBC scooped four gongs.
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NewsGWR and Capital admit merger talks
GWR and Capital Radio have confirmed they are in talks to merge the two companies and forge a£700m broadcaster.
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NewsITN retains C4 lunchtime news contract
Channel 4 has renewed ITN's contract to produce its midday news show for another two years.
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NewsDyke attacks Thompson
Former BBC director general Greg Dyke has criticised his successor Mark Thompson publicly for the first time, saying he is 'unnerved and depressed' by the direction the corporation is being taken.
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RatingsDyke doc appeals to just 1.1m
Greg Dyke's documentary on the BBC and the ramifications of the Hutton Report failed to gain the interest of the wider public with just 1.1 million (4.4%) in a tough Sunday night slot at 8pm.
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Only 700,000 see The West Wing
The new series of Channel 4's The West Wing failed to impress in its first outing with just 700,000 (3.1%).
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NewsRajar moves to stem insider trading claims
Rajar has agreed to move forward the time it releases it quarterly audience data in a bid to stem concerns over insider trading.
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NewsGWR whips up The Storm for Manchester
Classic FM-owner GWR is to bid for a new FM licence covering Greater Manchester with a rock format that champions new music.
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NewsTen Years Younger goes to the US
US cable network TLC is giving viewers the chance to look a decade younger after picking up yet another British factual entertainment format.
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RatingsITV1 hits ratings low
The BBC's coverage of the Olympics helped drive ITV1's audience down to its lowest monthly share on record in August.
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NewsThompson: Hutton was mistaken
BBC director general Mark Thompson has made his first public criticism of the Hutton report, saying Lord Hutton seemed to have formed a 'mistaken impression' of the BBC's editorial processes.
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RatingsBlue Murder loses over 1 million viewers
Blue Murder , ITV1's latest cop drama, lost over 1 million viewers last night, attracting 5.6 million (24.6%).
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NewsEastEnders chief quits
Under-fire EastEnders executive producer Louise Berridge has quit the flagship BBC1 soap after three years in the job.
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NewsLRC pays£1.2m for Dune FM
The Local Radio Company (LRC), the group run by former Jazz FM chief executive Richard Wheatly, has further expanded its portfolio with a£1.19m acquisition of a Merseyside radio station.
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NewsIFJ bids to protect war journalists
Journalists could soon report from war zones under the banner of a Red Cross-style emblem under plans being discussed to cut the huge number of media casualties.
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NewsITV cuts debt with Thomson share sale
ITV has cut its debt by£172m after offloading its entire stake in technology company Thomson SA.
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NewsX Factor goes down under
The Australian bidding war for Simon Cowell's new talent search format The X Factor has ended with Network Ten reportedly paying over A$20m for the format rights.
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Vulnerability of a natural born winner
Mark Thompson assesses Greg Dyke's account of his time at the BBC, some of which he shared and some he watched from outside as Hutton's verdict floored a determined fighter.
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NewsThompson reviews Dyke book
The current BBC director general gives his verdict on Greg Dyke's memoirs Inside Story.
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RatingsEastEnders sinks to new ratings low
BBC1's flagship show EastEnders suffered further woes yesterday as the soap hit a new audience low of just 6.2 million (30.2%).